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Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr.
blue huckleberry

       
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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, DC, Washington. Usage Requirements.
 
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Synonyms:
Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr.

  DEFR Decachaena frondosa (L.) Torr. & A. Gray
 

Distribution:
Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr.

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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr.

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 8 species in Gaylussacia
 

Classification:
Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Ericales
Family Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus Gaylussacia Kunth – huckleberry
Species Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr. – blue huckleberry
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC FAC FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor           Minor  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23663.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
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